Core Laboratories (CLB) Free Cash Flow (2022 - 2026)
Core Laboratories (CLB) reported Free Cash Flow of $3.12 million for Q2 2026, down 70.1% from $10.45 million a year earlier but up 503.9% from the prior quarter.
Core Laboratories (CLB) Free Cash Flow (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Core Laboratories' Free Cash Flow came in at $15.14 million, down 64.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $25.82 million, down 42.0% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow has a four-year compound annual growth rate of 2.9% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Free Cash Flow came in at $44.5 million in FY2024 (+213.2%), $14.21 million in FY2023 (-3.6%), $14.74 million in FY2022 (-36.0%) and $23.04 million in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly Free Cash Flow spans a low of -$5.38 million in Q1 2023 and a high of $17.37 million in Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Free Cash Flow has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 33.1% over the last seven quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Free Cash Flow in five years was Q2 2024 (growth of 117.5%); the low point was Q1 2026 (a decline of 86.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $517,000 (Q1 2026), $5 million (Q4 2025) and $6.5 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 72.31 Bn | 69.42 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 900.00 Mn |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 54.50 Bn | 17.77 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 1.05 Bn |
| 3 | TechnipFMC | 26.69 Bn | 22.84 Bn | 684.70 Mn | 487.90 Mn |
| 4 | Halliburton | 26.49 Bn | 18.25 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 589.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nov | 6.70 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 521.00 Mn | -64.00 Mn |
| 6 | Noble | 6.66 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 239.27 Mn | -60.37 Mn |
| 7 | Transocean | 5.85 Bn | 3.56 Bn | 358.00 Mn | 212.00 Mn |
| 8 | Weatherford International | 5.65 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 333.00 Mn | 133.00 Mn |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.44 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 123.70 Mn | -92.40 Mn |
| 10 | Core Laboratories | 445.08 Mn | 357.29 Mn | 23.24 Mn | 3.12 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 517,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.20 Mn |
Core Laboratories Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=CLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "CLB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=CLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();